Rebecca Adlington OBE draws mental health parallels between sport and business

"Watch out for burnout!"

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Not A Red Card Ambassador & former Olympian Rebecca Adlington OBE will speak on burnout at industry event

Legal & General's Not A Red Card (NARC) Ambassador and two-time Olympic gold swimming champion Rebecca Adlington OBE will focus on burnout at this year's REBA Employee Wellbeing Congress. This comes in response to reports that mass homeworking is leading to a new culture of "e-presenteeism", whereby employees feel obliged to be online as much as possible, even outside of work hours and when they are feeling unwell. Rebecca commented: "There are clear parallels here with the world of sport. Many Olympians and elite athletes experience burnout. They try to ramp up efforts when they are jus...

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